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Carotid artery intima-media thickness is closely related to impaired left ventricular function in patients with coronary artery disease: a single-centre, blinded, non-randomized study

BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of the majority of myocardial infarctions and ischemic strokes. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a surrogate measure of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Left ventricular (LV) function can be accurately assessed by 2D speckle-tracking...

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Autores principales: Evensen, Kristin, Sarvari, Sebastian Imre, Rønning, Ole Morten, Edvardsen, Thor, Russell, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25266446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-12-39